dognovel Chapter 143 I can marry His Highness.
Chapter 143 I can marry His Highness.
Ruoxin cautiously approached the boy, who was already weak and powerless, lying on the ground panting heavily.
"Your Highness, her internal injuries seem quite severe."
Ruoxin only allowed Shen Sang to come forward in the evening after she felt that the other party posed no threat.
Bending down, I saw that the boy's face suddenly changed, and his Adam's apple was slowly shrinking inward until it disappeared completely.
“If the eldest princess is unwilling to marry far away to the Northern Witch, I can marry Your Highness.”
The other person no longer spoke like a hearty young man, but rather like a delicate and charming young woman.
"Wow, this technique is superb! This is what cross-dressing looks like! From the voice to the appearance, even the Adam's apple is there. Tsk tsk tsk, I've been fooled twice today. I'm starting to doubt that her true gender is real."
Shen Sangwan looked at the person in front of her with great interest.
"Your Highness, are you looking at me so favorably because you have taken a fancy to Ling Yuan?"
Faced with such a straightforward and passionate young woman, Shen Sangwan felt it was better to keep her distance. If the Empress found out, she would probably cause another ruckus.
"I don't want to waste words with you. If you can release Princess Yuan'an, I can send someone to escort you out of Nanjing."
"Ling Yuan has already presented the conditions to Your Highness. As long as Your Highness agrees, once Ling Yuan has recovered from her internal injuries, she will return Your Highness's important person."
Ruoxin felt she shouldn't stay here, but at this moment she was the only one there, and retreating into the shadows was simply not realistic.
"So that means the princess is alright for now, and you just need to recover before you can be released, right?"
Shen Sangwan softened her posture and tentatively asked.
The woman nodded, then slumped to the ground, supporting herself with her hands. "Your Highness, are you planning to marry—"
"Ruoxin, go find some rattan and tie her up for me, then take her back."
Ling Yuan had just smiled with delight, but Shen Sangwan's words extinguished it completely.
"Your Highness—you!"
"As long as Ayan is alright for now, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
"As for your injury, the palace has no shortage of precious medicinal herbs, and neither do I, so I will not let you die easily."
After receiving instructions from Shen Sangwan, Ruoxin looked around, leaped up to the treetop, and snatched two thin, withered vines.
They were very resilient, quickly twisting the person's arms behind their back and binding them.
"Your Highness, I am late. Are you injured?"
Just as the people on this side were tied up, Mo Feng and Shu Yun arrived with their men.
"Your Highness, what is this...?"
Shuyun was at the Princess's residence when she saw the signal and thought something had happened to Shen Sangwan. She rushed over with her guards and met up with Mofeng less than a mile outside the city. They then headed this way together.
"Mo Feng, take her to His Majesty and tell him that she was the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on me in the dense forest earlier."
"Your Highness—!"
Ling Yuan looked at Shen Sangwan in disbelief; this was a blatant attempt to frame her right in front of her.
Who could tolerate this?
"By the way, let the Dali Temple thoroughly investigate her background. She might even have connections with an enemy country. Anyone who dares to assassinate the Southern Jing royal family must be either a spy from an enemy country or someone with treasonous intentions. We need to dig into her thoroughly."
"I obey my orders."
Mo Feng assigned two imperial guards behind him to hold Ling Yuan down and lead her to the back.
“Princess, if you dare to send me to the Dali Temple today, prepare to hold a funeral for the Princess tomorrow.”
Seeing the other party make threats, Shen Sangwan did not back down and grabbed Ling Yuan's neck with her bare hands.
"If you dare to let her die, I will raise an army and take your entire Northern Witch Clan to be buried with her. Don't think that I am really afraid to abandon the princess."
I advise you to think carefully: do you choose to release the princess and I will send you out of Nanjing, or do you choose to fight me to the death?
"Oh, and let me give you a heads-up. The current emperor of Nan Jing is my younger brother, and he dotes on me greatly. If he finds out you're from the Northern Witch Clan and that you attempted to assassinate me, he'll definitely avenge me. This will be a perfect opportunity to wage war against you, the Northern Witch Clan. Do you think he'll take advantage of this?"
Shen Sangwan whispered the last few words into Ling Yuan's ear.
Besides her personal guards, there was also a squad of imperial guards present. They weren't her people, so she didn't trust them and dared not reveal too much information.
Ling Yuan's face turned from red to white, her drooping eyelashes casting a heavy shadow under her eyes, her face becoming somewhat ferocious, with a strange smile on her face.
"If Your Highness would be willing to give Ling Yuan a few days to rest properly, once she has recovered, we can part ways amicably."
Because Shen Sangwan was turned to the side, she did not see the expression on Ling Yuan's face and assumed that the other party had temporarily given in.
He then ordered Shuyun to take over and bring her back to Weiyang Palace.
Mo Feng did not ask for the reason; he simply followed Shen Sangwan's instructions.
After returning to the palace with the Imperial Guards, he immediately went to Xingde Hall to report back.
As for the group that followed him, he had already given them a thorough dressing-down on his way back, making it clear what they should and shouldn't say. If anyone dared to gossip, they would not only lose their official position but also risk losing their life.
After weighing the pros and cons, they naturally learned to keep quiet.
Weiyang Palace
When Shen Sangwan, Shuyun, and Ruoxin brought Lingyuan back, Ruoying and Shuyi knelt on the ground, not daring to look at Shen Sangwan.
"what happened?"
Although she had known beforehand that the fake Shuyan was dead, she still had to put on an act in front of Ling Yuan.
Shuyi replied somewhat timidly, "Your Highness, the princess...she...is gone."
Shen Sangwan took the opportunity to look at Ling Yuan, signaling for an explanation.
“Your Highness, there’s no need to look at Ling Yuan like that. It was one of our people who died. The Princess is still alive. However, we will have to trouble Your Highness to take good care of the Princess’s body these next few days. Although the weather has turned cooler recently, a body separated from its soul is very easy to decompose.”
With her arms bound, Ling Yuan spoke without hesitation, seeing that there were only a few people in the hall.
"I have changed my mind. Five days is the limit. Regardless of whether your internal injuries are healed or not, I must see the Princess alive in five days. If you cannot do so, five days will be the day when Nan Jing issues a challenge to Bei Wu."
Ling Yuan didn't take it to heart. After breaking free from Shu Yun's control, she found a stool and sat down with some difficulty.
"can."
"But I have a condition: the princess needs to provide me with something, otherwise it would be more practical to just end my life now."
"As long as it is within my power, I can provide whatever you need."
After reaching an agreement, Shen Sangwan instructed Shuyun to untie Lingyuan.
Then, taking advantage of the moment when the other person was not paying attention, he stuffed a pill into their mouth.
"I gave you a seven-day poison pill. It won't save the princess in five days. You have two days to live, which is more than enough. If I see the princess in five days, I will give you the antidote."
Ling Yuan remained indifferent, as if she hadn't just swallowed the poison.
He simply nodded casually.
"I wonder if Your Highness would be so kind as to arrange a room for Ling Yuan to rest and recuperate?"